molding
Americannoun
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moldings
plural
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the act or process of molding.
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something molded.
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a strip of contoured wood or other material placed just below the juncture of a wall and a ceiling.
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Architecture, Furniture.
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any of various long, narrow, ornamental surfaces that are either continuous or discontinuous, with uniform cross sections for the full length and a strikingly modeled profile that casts strong shadows: used on frames, tables, etc., and certain architectural members, as cornices, stringcourses, or bases.
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a strip of wood, stone, etc., having such a surface.
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of molding
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at mold 1, -ing 1
Vocabulary lists containing molding
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They also built vessels by stacking coils of clay rather than molding them.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
I suspect that the detector would flag the most uninvolved “Write this for me” slop but not the text that involves a lot of human molding.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
You can also make your work feel more meaningful by molding your role to your strengths, as opposed to molding yourself to the role — a practice called “job crafting.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
There’s the cutting and molding of the cake into a cup.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
Pearled light poured through the open window behind me, molding to my skin, giving me a true halo, not just around my head but across my shoulders, along my ribs and thighs.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
Other impressive features found in the space included original teak plank flooring, an original marble staircase, and original picture moldings and wainscoting.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 22, 2026
On the first floor, the front parlor, with its wooden wainscoting and classical door frames, is more elegant after conservation restored small details in the decorative moldings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
Inside, the ballroom is all white and gold like a czar’s summer palace, with coffered ceilings, gold-trimmed moldings, and crystal chandeliers.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2025
It was an opera house, and it was really there, with its baroque moldings and balconies sprawling out atop the Empire Polo Club stage at this year’s Coachella festival.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2025
Ten-tube, all-wave, superheterodyne, with fancy gadrooned moldings and a two-tone walnut cabinet.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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